SEISHU: A RARE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FISHERMAN REELING IN A FISH

SEISHU: A RARE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FISHERMAN REELING IN A FISH
By Okawa Seishu, signed Seishu saku
Japan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Elaborately carved from several parts, depicting a fisherman standing on a boulder joined to a dock above a small pond, casting his fishing rod into the water and pulling out a fish which jumps onto a small rock. The okimono is superbly detailed overall, with intricate openwork carving to the straw skirt of the man and the net which emerges from the water. Signed underneath within red-lacquered reserve SEISHU saku [made by Seishu].
LENGTH 18.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. The fishing line has been replaced and a small section of the rod has been re-glued.
Provenance
: From a private collection in Belgium, published in the commissioned private catalogue 'The Nibajama collection' no. 110.
Auction comparison:
Compare a related ivory okimono of similar elaborate design, by the same artist, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 12 November 2015, London, lot 443 (
sold for GBP 3,125
).
Trade Certificate:
The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00319/CE).
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.